Indecent assault charge

A man has been charged with indecent assault after a string of complaints about women being assaulted in central Auckland. On Saturday, police responded to reports of a number of women being assaulted, believed to be by the same man, at various locations in the central city between 1.30pm and 2.50pm. ‘‘A 35-year-old man arrested in relation to a series of incidents in central Auckland has been charged with one count of indecent assault,’’ a police spokeswoman said. ‘‘Police have now received 12 complaints and further charges will be filed.’’ The man is due to appear in the Auckland District Court today.